Writing Fortunes - Jane Austen

enFebruary 15, 2022

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About this Episode

Jane Austen is maybe one of the most famous female novellists of her time, but her determined journey to publication, and the relief that some financial independence brought her is not so well known. This is the story of Jane Austen's twenty year challenge to get her name into print.

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